A motion of no confidence in
the Cayman Islands government was passed yesterday in the Legislative Assembly,
with 11 supporting the motion, and only 3 opposing. The no confidence motion
was proposed after Bush refused to resign following his arrest and release on
police bail on corruption charges, even after he had been called upon to do so
by members of his own United Democratic Party
.
The issue has split the UDP
with a small number of his colleagues publicly backing the beleaguered Premier,
but, as yesterday’s voting shows, he has lost the confidence of at least some
of his colleagues and a split has opened up in the party, making its government
untenable.
At the beginning of the
debate, Bush and 3 UDP colleagues expressed their split from the remainder of
the party by crossing the floor of the house.
Bush himself did not speak in the proceedings and abstained from voting.
He is expected to meet with
the Governor to discuss what to do now – a difficult meeting no doubt, given
the fact that Bush has very publicly called the Governor the “enemy” and
accused him of being behind a “vindictive witch hunt”.
It would appear that an
election is inevitable.
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